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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1999-05-29 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 32426 · 83°F, night · Wind 4 mph R to L · 3:00

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 5–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 8th. Francisco Cordova earned the win. Warren Morris went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
PIT	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3		5	8

W: Francisco Cordova L: Shane Reynolds SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: CB Bucknor · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Paul Nauert · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	1	1	0	0	2
Glen Barker	3	0	1	0	0	2
Carl Everett	3	0	1	1	1	1
Daryle Ward	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Spiers	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Diaz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Bako	3	0	0	0	1	1
Russ Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Shane Reynolds	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	0	0	0	0	1	0
Richard Hidalgo	1	0	1	0	0	0
Derek Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Martin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Sprague	4	1	0	0	0	1
Brian Giles	3	2	2	0	1	0
Kevin Young	3	2	1	0	1	0
Jason Kendall	4	0	1	2	0	0
Warren Morris	3	0	1	3	0	0
Brant Brown	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Benjamin	3	0	1	0	0	2
Francisco Cordova	2	0	0	0	0	1
Turner Ward	1	0	0	0	0	1
Keith Osik	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Reynolds	7.1	6	1	7
Jay Powell	0.2	2	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	6.0	4	2	3
Marc Wilkins	1.0	0	1	1
Jeff Wallace	0.2	0	1	2
Brad Clontz	0.0	1	0	0
Jason Christiansen	0.1	0	0	1
Mike Williams	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: D7/L7D
Glen Barker: 23/SH/BG25.2-3
Carl Everett: S8/L8LS.3-H
Daryle Ward: 8/F8LXD.1-2
Bill Spiers: 5/L5

Bot 1

Al Martin: 8/F8RD
Ed Sprague: 13/G13
Brian Giles: 5/L56

Top 2

Alex Diaz: 43/G4S
Paul Bako: W
Russ Johnson: 63/G6S.1-2
Shane Reynolds: 63/G6S

Bot 2

Kevin Young: D8/F78D
Jason Kendall: 13/G13S.2-3
Warren Morris: 43/G4S.3-H
Brant Brown: K

Top 3

Craig Biggio: 3/P3F
Glen Barker: S4/G4S
Carl Everett: SB2
Carl Everett: 4/P34D
Daryle Ward: SB3
Daryle Ward: K

Bot 3

Mike Benjamin: S7/G56
Francisco Cordova: 16(1)/FO/BG15S
Al Martin: 1/G13.1-2
Ed Sprague: K

Top 4

Bill Spiers: 31/G34S
Alex Diaz: 43/BG34S
Paul Bako: 63/G6S

Bot 4

Brian Giles: S6/G6
Kevin Young: 7/F7M
Jason Kendall: SB2
Jason Kendall: 13/G25.2-3
Warren Morris: S6/G15S.3-H
Brant Brown: 8/F8LD

Top 5

Russ Johnson: 9/F89S
Shane Reynolds: 3/G3
Craig Biggio: K

Bot 5

Mike Benjamin: K
Francisco Cordova: K
Al Martin: 6/P56D

Top 6

Glen Barker: K
Carl Everett: W
Daryle Ward: S7/F7S.1-2
Bill Spiers: 46(1)/FO/G4S.2-3
Alex Diaz: 8/L8LM

Bot 6

Ed Sprague: E5/G56
Brian Giles: D8/F8RXD.1-3
Kevin Young: W
Jason Kendall: 12(3)3/GDP/G13.2-3;1-2
Warren Morris: 13/G15

Top 7

Paul Bako: 63/G6M
Russ Johnson: W
Shane Reynolds: 14/SH/BG13S.1-2
Craig Biggio: K

Bot 7

Brant Brown: K
Mike Benjamin: K
Turner Ward: K

Top 8

Glen Barker: K
Carl Everett: K
Jeff Bagwell: W
Richard Hidalgo: S8/G6M.1-2
Alex Diaz: K

Bot 8

Al Martin: S8/L89S
Ed Sprague: 36(1)/FO/G3S
Brian Giles: W.1-2
Kevin Young: E1/G15.2-3;1-2
Jason Kendall: S7/L7S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Warren Morris: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2
Warren Morris: 7/SF/F7S.3-H(UR)
Keith Osik: S9/L89S.2XH(92)

Top 9

Paul Bako: K
Russ Johnson: 6/P6MD
Derek Bell: 53/G56

Notes & reviews

Astros manager Dierker ejected by HP umpire Bucknor for arguing Giles was out at home

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